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No. 274,689', Patented Mm. 27, 188s.

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`SLEEPING, GAR. No. 274,689.. Patente Mar.27,1883."

NITED STATES PATENT OFFICE..

WILLIAM H. WIGMORE, OF PHILADELPHIA, PENNSYLVANIA, ASSIGNOR OF y ONE-HALF TO JOHN H. DOERR, OF SAME PLACE.

SLEEPING-CAR.

SPECIFICATION forming part` of Letters Patent No. 274,689, dated March 27, 1883,

Application filed July 19, lese. (No model.) y

To all whom it may concern: Be it known that I, WILLIAM H. W IGMORF. a citizen of the United States, residing in Philadelphia, in the county of Philadelphia and State of Pennsylvania, have invented a new ,and useful Improvement in Sleeping-Gars, of

which the following is a specification.

My invention mainly consists of certain improvements in the removable partitions of to the body ot' the car and seats and their detachment therefrom very expeditious and convenient, and by which they are very securely held in their position.

I amaware of various improvements in removable partitions set forth in the patents of Cobb, Pullman, and others 5 but to such I lay Ano claim, but only to such as are specifically set forth in the body of my specilication and specified in the claims appended thereto.

The invention further consists in a mode of ventilation throughout the whole surface of the partitions, as hereinafter fully described.

In the accompanyingdrawings, .which make a part of `this specification, Figure lisa front view of a section of a car-body provided with seats and having my improvements attached. Fig. 2 is an end elevation of the sam-e. Fig.3 is an inside face view of one side of partition 3o E, and F the other side, being removed for the purpose of showing the division-frame F2.

Fig. 4 is a vertical transverse section of the two parts Fand F of one of the partitions. Figs. 5 an 6 are an edge and face `view of the O 5 twin springs K K.

Like letters of reference in all the figures lbindicate the same parts. 'f

A represents a section of the floor of a carbody; B B, the seats of the section, and C the side wall. D is a removable skeleton frame for supporting the bedding, which, when in its horizontal position, as shown in Fig. 1, is held at its rear edge by means of the eye-plates aa on its lower side and the hooks b bin the wall C, and at its front edge by means ofthe stays E E, as shown in the patent of John H. Doerr, dated March-1, 1881, and numbered 238,367, which frame constitutes no part of this invention, with the exception of the combination of the partitions therewith, as hereinafter described.

sleeping-cars, which render their attachment.

F F are lower parts of partitions,wh:ich separate the section from the two adjoining sections, and F' F upper parts, which are connected therewith by means of hinges o, the partitions being made in two pieces, as described, for convenience in handling. The lo wer ed gt of the part F of each partition is connected with the upper edge,d, of the seat-back e by means of the round rod G and the grooved piece G', 6o which extend the wholelength of the partition. The rod G has a base,f, which is confined by means of screws to the upper edge ofthe back c, and the piece G is provided with anges g g,

by means of which it is confined to the lower l edge of the partition. It has also a circular groove, h, which encircles more than one-half the circumference of the rod G, and the marginal liat surfaces at the sides of the groove nearly touch the base j', whereby the partition 7o is prevented tilting if unconnected at its upper edge with the ceiling, as hereinafter described. The connection of the partition with the back c is effected by sliding it back after connecting the groove h with the rod G, and it can only be removed by a reverse movement. As the partition is moved back the upper edge of the part F comes into connection with the groove i of the rib H of the roof. When the partitions are thus brought to their places 8o they are prevented being jolted from the Wall Cby the irregular motions of the car by means of the spring-bolts J J at the front edge of the skeletonframe D being shot into theholes j j of the partitions. This connection also serves to hold the skeleton frame Vfirmly in its horizontal position, and thereby to relieve the braces E E of avast amount of strain to which they would be otherwise subjected, and in case of the upsetting of the car the fastening, by 9o means of the bolts, prevents the skeleton frame .D falling toward the ceiling and conning the voccupant of the berth and preventing his escapea disaster which has sometimes occurred, occasioning the loss of life for the want 9 5 of such a device.

In order to prevent the joltings of the car giving a lateral movement to the upper edges of the part F' of the partitions, so as to cause a rattling against the sides of the grooves z' of roo the ribs H, there are springsK K, (one or more,) connected withthe partition, as shown in Figs. y

l and 2, and one is shown detached, Aon an enlarged scale, in Figs. 5 and 6. The springs are made of a strip of steel bent in the middle and confined to a solid part ot' the partition, as seen in Fig. 1. At their` resilient ends there are catches lc 7c, which rest on the shoulders Zl, formed by the enlargement of the grooves t'.

L is a slide connected with the resilient ends of the springs by means of a band, in.. The lower end ot' the slide has .an arm, ot, which projects through the vertical slot o of the plate M, that is confined to one side ot the partition. Before the partition is pushed back into connection with the groovet' the slide is pushed upward, whereby the springs are'V brought nearly together to admit of the catches 7c 7c passing up through the narrow part otl the groove, and when the parti-tion is in its position the slide is moved downward and the catches lt k connect with the shoulders l l of the groove and the flat sides of the springs bear against the edges Z lof the narrow part ofthe groove, whereby the upper edge otl the partition is held secure against rattling. Each part F and F of the partitions is made'of two boards, connected together with a frame, F2, between them, as seen in Figs. 3 and 4, forming spaces p, through which air circulates as it flows in through perforations g fromeither side of the partition, passing into the 3o spaces from one side ot the partition and out at the other side. The perforations at one side are between the pert'orations at the other side, so as to intercept the View of the interior of one section of a car from an adjoining section. 35

I claim as my invention- 1. The combination of the rods Gr and grooved slides G with the upper edges of the backs e and the lower edges ofthe parts F of the partitions for holding the latter securely 4o in position and preventing their tilting,.sub stantially as described.

2. The anti-rattler composed of the twin springs KK, slide L, and slotted plate M, in combination with a partition, F', and rib H, 45 having a groove, t', substantially as and Vfor the purpose set forth.

3. The partition F F', made double and provided with perforations q, the two sides being combined with the frame F2, forming spaces 5o P for ventilation, in combination with the perforations q, substantially as described.

WILLIAM H. WIGMORE.

Witnesses:

THoMAs J. BEWLEY, STEPHEN Us'rIoK. 

